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11-HR2757 on Aug 1, 2011

Congress makes the following findings:
1. The Agreement Between the US and the Republic of Iraq states that the deadline for withdrawal of US Armed Forces from Iraq is December 31, 2011.
2. The American people support the withdrawal of US Armed Forces from Iraq by the agreed upon deadline of December 31, 2011, and during the campaign of then presidential candidate Barack Obama, the President stated that he would end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home.
3. It is estimated that the US will save tens of billions of dollars by bringing all US Armed Forces and military contractors safely home from Iraq by the agreed upon deadline of December 31, 2011.
4. Leaving US Armed Forces in Iraq beyond the deadline is not in US security interests, strategic interests, and economic interests.

STATEMENTS OF POLICY:
• It is the policy of the US to withdraw all US Armed Forces and military contractors from Iraq by December 31, 2011.
• No funds may be used to maintain US Armed Forces or military contractors in Iraq after December 31, 2011.
• No funds may be used to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of US Armed Forces in Iraq.
• No funds may be used to exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq.
• Exceptions: shall not apply to the use of funds for US Armed Forces for protection of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17. Question 17: Stay out of Iran Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
• Topic: War & Peace
• Headline: Terminate funding for Iraq War on Dec. 31, 2011 (Score: 2)
• Headline 2: Sponsored bill terminating funding for Iraq War in 2011 (Score: 2)
  
  Participating counts on AmericansElect question 5.
• Headline: Terminate funding for Iraq War on Dec. 31, 2011 (Answer: D)
• Headline 2: Sponsored bill terminating funding for Iraq War in 2011 (Answer: D)
• AmericansElect Quiz Question 5 on Foreign Policy: When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
  • A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
  • B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
  • C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
  • D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
  • E: Unsure
  
  
  
• Key for participation codes:
• Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
• Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
• Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
• Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
• Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.